library – Three Points of the Compass

A hiker’s library: advice for those visiting the mountains- from 1907

"How not to break your neck on the mountains, by one who has tried it" or, The Complete Mountaineer, by George Abraham

A hikers library: London’s statues, sculptures and monuments

Three Points of the Compass pulls down and shares four books from his library. These cover statues and monuments to be found in London

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A hiker’s library: Village Signs

There has not been a huge number of books published on the subject of village and town signs. This is a look at twelve pulled from my own shelves

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A hiker’s library: Knots

One or two books on knots and their uses on the hiker's bookshelf will not go amiss. These are mine and there is not a bad volume amongst them

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A hiker’s library: Telephone kiosks

There are a handful of books that cover the history and explain the different telephone kiosks to be found across the UK

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A hiker’s library: ‘A Pennine Journey – The Story of a Long Walk in 1938’ by Alfred Wainwright

Alfred Wainwright wrote of his journey north to the Roman Wall and his return to Settle in 1938. This 211 mile self devised wander, to briefly escape the warnings of impending war, wasn't published for another fifty years

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A hiker’s library- before the click of a mouse: ‘Know the Game’

The Know the Game series of books provided guidance to dozens of outdoor pursuits for much of the 20th century

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A Library…

Three Points of the Compass seldom carries any book, beyond a journal, when hiking. Instead I keep a small library at home; to be dipped into on a whim, or […]